“The Conversation That Never Happened”: how to Choose and Not Make a Mistake?
On February 10, the theatrical reading with percussion “The Conversation That Never Happened” took place at Arc Space. It was…
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Power — and How to Rid Oneself of It: London Theatres in February
What does February 2026 have in store for us? Quite a lot, as it turns out. Theatres have shaken off…
Moral Tourism: The Tyranny of Distant Outrage
In an age of instant news, we all seem to know everything. Sometimes you don’t even want to know, yet…
The Keys to Hogwarts: Galina Yuzefovich Presents Her New Book in London
Harry Potter fans are a loyal crowd—especially those who grew up with the seven-book series and had to wait for…
Never Too Early: Theatre for Children Under Five
I am a theatre researcher, but I am also a mother to a curious toddler. When I first took him to see…
Another Music: Roman Mints’s New Festival in London
Violinist Roman Mints founded Another Music Festival and successfully staged it in late January. This was the first event of…
The Road to Damascus
Pavlik stretched luxuriously. There were about twenty minutes left before the alarm. He had been dreaming of his mother, her…
A Theatrical Firmament: Which “Stars” to See on the London Stage This Winter
Few days ago was Blue Monday — supposedly the most depressing day of the year. New Year’s Eve and Christmas…
Myths in Music, Music in Myths
It was music that made me “the man from the aeroplane.” Almost every week, my weekends began and ended at…
Soul-Saving Musicals: London Theatres in January
The holidays are over. It’s cold outside. Everyone seems to have already taken down their Christmas trees. The world feels…
‘When?’ and ‘Why?’: Questions by the artist 742 to be found at low tide
A new temporary installation by the anonymous street artist 742 has appeared on Bankside Beach on the south bank of…
New Year
To celebrate the New Year twenty-four times in a row, one would need to remain just west of the “midnight…
Six Reasons to Go to the Theatre in 2026… and a seventh one too!
In the pre-Christmas, pre-New Year rush, we’re not really thinking about light dresses or spring theatre tickets — but London…
Space as memory: The Flesh of Space exhibition
Until December 20, the exhibition The flesh of space is on view in South London at The Sunday Painter gallery. The…